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I like books. I like movies. I want to read some of these books. I want to see some of these movies. I really only want to see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. That kind of fits into this category. I’m gonna say it does.

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Second quick update as I try to get current with the episodes on the blog.

We talk about book clubs, the benefits and such. What books the library has on the schedule and what have been favorite reads in past clubs. Mine, personally, is Station Eleven. I was worried I wasn’t going to want to talk about that book, because I loved it and I didn’t want to hear any critiques. Luckily, the club was a great discussion and I think I like the book even more having done it. Join a book club!

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In which we really talk about the end of the year and books we read in 2017. Goodreads helps us see the longest books we tackled, the books we most enjoyed, disliked and if we’re ready to get reading in 2018!

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We talk the end of year! 2017 is done! It’s over! Let’s hold hands and just get through 2018! But, first, a look back! We look at the best selling books of 2017! Did you read any of them? I’m never up-to-date on the current books, my reading list is too long!

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We talk Christmas movies, shows, books, ect. We look at Bookbub’s Christmas book picks of 2017, and have fun being mean to the Twilight Before Christmas by Christine Feehan. We joke because we’re glad people are reading!

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Nic’s friend, Beau Hutchings, stops by after performing the Nutcracker at the David A. Howe Public Library!

We inevitably end up talking about Christmas movies, as we are wont to do this time of year. I don’t love many Christmas films, though I’ll watch them. Give me A Christmas Story for the twenty-four hours of Christmas Eve and I’m good. Or, Batman Returns.

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I use Goodreads all the time. It’s a huge, visual timeline of my life. An obituary in the making. It shows what I’m interested in, when and why. You can see when I was in college, on summer break and when I moved to Florida and read hundreds of Batman comics.

I’m never up-to-date with the newest books so the Awards become a “add to to-read list” fest. It’s good for my future, but frustrating for my present.

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Hey! Get that spotlight out of my face! I can’t see the author we’re going to talk about on this week’s podcast! No! Don’t turn it off, you dummy! Shine that spotlight on Mr. Lee Child, creator of the hit, Nickelodeon character, Jack Reacher!

Actually, I don’t know how many people come to this blog who haven’t heard of this author or character, so I’ll correct myself and point out that Jack Reacher is NOT a Nickelodeon character; he’s a wandering crime solver sometimes played by Tom Cruise in movies.

From what I’ve read and seen, these books are not my cup of tea. Jack Reacher, in my limited experience, comes across as someone’s wish fulfillment. No responsibilities, good at every single thing and massively tall (when not Tom Cruise). For some, that might make for compelling reading, but not for this guy. I like my Batman to be actual Batmen. Child’s style also doesn’t work for me, reading like a thriller but too dense to (Tom) cruise through at a quick pace.

We talk other stuff, like how I didn’t like The Book of Joe and how Nic did, which means we can’t be friends anymore. At the time of recording, I had just started Console Wars, but I’ll be reviewing it next week.

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We had another author guest on the podcast and this time it was poet Naomi Shihab Nye! Neat!

During her talk at the David A. Howe Public Library, she spoke about revising poetry even after it’s been published, about being political vs. being rude and wondered what a state motto has to say about it’s state. It was a great night and her interview on the podcast gives you a peak into why. We also talk about previous guests to the library, such as Archer Mayor, Joyce Carol Oates and Alexander McCall Smith. What a lineup!

The rest of the show, we talk about Gwendy’s Button Box, the New York Times Best Sellers list and partake in our regular shenanigans. What a funny word “shenanigans” is. It’s tricky to say out loud, it’s spelled differently than one might think. It really does contain multitudes.

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It’s a spOoOoOoOoOky episode! Because it’s Halloween month! Did you know I like Halloween? I do. You should know this by now.

We talk about this year’s additions to the horror genre, both Young Adult and regular Adult! You want scary teen adventures? How about There’s Someone Inside Your House? You want ghosts and evil spirits? Boom, here’s House of Furies, You want twins in danger and James Patterson’s name on a cover. Good news, we talk Crazy House.

Nic talks about three books and they’re possibly too scary. That The Grip of It sounds horrifying. Anything without skin is scary. Anything. Picture a duck. Do you have a clear image of a duck? Now, picture that duck without skin. And, yeah, it still has feathers. That’s terrible.

Even that cover is scary. WHY DOES IT KEEP SAYING, “A NOVEL”?!?

It’s also the one I might pick up if I had to choose. Crazy House too, maybe. I don’t love murder, so I doubt I’ll be reading There’s Someone Inside Your House, no matter how “subversive” it is. Everything’s subversive these days. Not this blog, though. It’s very traditional. Paragraphs and all, you know?

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